According to The Hollywood Reporter, CBS announced today that the longtime daytime show The Talk has been canceled. The network also unveiled that a shortened 15th season will premiere in the fall, with the final episode set to premiere sometime in December.
As per The Hollywood Reporter, CBS Studios president David Stapf (Entertainment Tonight) and CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach released a joint statement about the news that reads, “The Talk broke new ground when it launched 14 years ago by returning daytime talk to CBS with a refreshing and award-winning format. Throughout the years, it has been a key program on CBS’ top rated daytime line-up as it brought timely, important and entertaining topics and discussions into living rooms around the globe.”
Sara Gilbert (The Conners) created The Talk, which premiered on CBS in 2010 alongside hosts Holly Robinson Peete (21 Jump Street), Leah Remini (The King of Queens), Julie Chen Moonves (The Millers), Gilbert and Sharon Osbourne (The Osbournes). Throughout the years, the series has had numerous groups of hosts at a time.
The current hosts are Natalie Morales (Parks and Recreation), Akbar Gbajabiamila (Sylvie’s Love), Jerry O’Connell (Stand by Me), Amanda Kloots (The Irishman) and Sheryl Underwood (The Odd Couple). The Talk has amassed 14 Emmy Awards throughout its run.
The Hollywood Reporter notes that Stapf and Reisenbach said about the hosts, “It goes without saying that hosting and producing a year-round talk show is no easy task, and we express our sincere gratitude to our amazing hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood, our executive producer/showrunner Rob Crabbe and the hardworking producing team and crew. We also want to acknowledge our former show hosts and colleagues who contributed throughout the seasons. We truly appreciate the skill, creativity, and dedication everyone involved brought to the show every day.”
The Talk’s cancellation is due to the network’s development of a brand new daytime drama series called The Gates. According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Gates would be the first daytime soap opera to host an all-Black cast since NBC’s Generations from 1989. If The Gates is greenlit for production, it will replace the hour that The Talk currently holds on the network.
CBS also announced that The Talk’s final season would honor the show’s over-decade run with a “proper sendoff” come December, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.